Golfer&#39;s eyeglasses

ABSTRACT

AN IMPROVED PAIR OF EYEGLASSES, PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR USE BY GOLFERS, IN WHICH AN OPAQUE LENS IS PROVIDED HAVING A RESTRICTIVE SIGHT APERTURE DEFINED THEREIN, WHEREBY THE WEARER&#39;&#39;S HEAD, WHEN ADDRESSING THE BALL PREPARATORY TO   SWINGING, IS PREVENTED FROM STRAYING LATERALLY OR VERTICALLY, I.E., KEEPING HIS EYES DIRECTLY ON THE BALL.

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GOLFER'S EYEGLASSES Filed Aug. 29, 1968 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 MN 22 1% I I 22lo INVENTOR OSCAR A. GROSSMAN ATTORNEY Jan. 19, 1971 o. A. GRQSSMA'N3,555,563

- I GOLFER'S EYEGLASSES Filed Aug. 29. 19 68 2 Sheets-Sheet z INVENTOROSCAR A. GROSSMAN YATTORNEY United States Patent Oflice 3,555,563Patented Jan. 19, 1971 3,555,563 GOLFERS EYEGLASSES Oscar A. Grossman,42 Franklin Ave., Pearl River, N.Y.- 10965 n Filed Aug. 29,1968, Ser.No. 756,232 Int. Cl. A61f 9/02 US. Cl. 214 1 1 4 Claims BACKGROUND OFTHE DRAWING Q (1) Field of the invention This invention relatesgenerally to an improved pair of eyeglasses, and more particularly, toan improved pair of eyeglasses, particularly suitable for use bygolfers, in

that they are adapted to prevent movement of the eyes of of the wearerawayfrom the ball.

n, 2) Description of the, prior art It is a basic rule of good golfthat, when addressing the ball, the golfer keep his head steady and hiseyes directly on the ball. However, this rule is honored more in thebreach than in the observance, since many golfers cannot resist thetendency to lift their heads or the temptation to fpeek before hittingthe ball. This is true whether the golfer is chipping, putting, driving,or the like. Thus, when the golferswings, if there is any lateral or upand down movement, he invariably makes a poor shot. Therefore, it wouldbe of. tremendous advantage to the game if a means could be found torestrict or eliminate the aforementioned head movements and thus keepthe players eyes. directly on the ball when it is addressed.

SUMMARY INVENTION It is, therefore, among one of the principalobjectives of the invention to provide a means for improving the golfersgame by a device that will keep his eyes directly on the ball byeliminating undesirable head movements.

In accordance with the present invention, the device comprises animproved pair .of eyeglasses in which an opaque lens is provided havinga restrictive sight aperture centrally defined therein. The invention isadaptable to both wearers, an non-wears of conventional eyeglasses.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be hereinafter morefully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective showing the invention eyeglassesaccording to one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a side view of still another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 3, asapplied to a pair of conventional eyeglasses.

FIG. 6 is a view in perspective of a further embodiment of theinvention.

FIG. 7 is a view in perspective of yet a further embodiment of theinvention.

FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic view showing how the invention eyeglass wearersvision is restricted to a defined field.

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the figures of thedrawing, and specifically to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, which show embodimentsof the invention particularly suitable for golfers who dont wearconventional corrective eyeglasses, although it is to be understoodhere, as well as in the other embodiments discussed below, that thediscovery of the invention is applicable to wearers of conventionaleyeglasses, and that the specific embodiments will be interchangeable.In the figures, wherein like parts are identified by like referencenumerals, there is shown a pair of eyeglasses 10 comprising a pair ofopposing temporal side members 12, which are hingedly mounted to a pairof opposing lens retaining members 14, which lens retaining members arein turn connected by a nasal bridge 16. It. will be seen that up to thispoint there has been defined a conventional pair of eyeglass frames 11.The improvement of the invention resides in providing in each lensretaining member 14, an opaque lens member 20 which is suitably sized tobe wedged inside said lens retaining member 14. The opaque lens membermay be of any suitable opaque material such as plastic, and may becolored as desired, e.g., black, green, blue. Each opaque lens member 20is further provided with a restrictive sight aperture 22 which serves torestrict the wearers field of vision only to that sight opening, noteFIG. 8, and only to what he sees through that sight aperture. Each sightaperture 22 is generally centrally defined in said opaque lens member20, and is of an elongated shape, such as an oval shape, as shown in thefigures of the drawing, or alternatively may be rectangular shaped, theimportant feature being that the wearers field of vision is cut down.

The beauty of the invention is in its simplicity, yet it serves atremendous purpose, and that is it helps the golfer to follow one of thebasic rules of good golf; namely, to keep his head down and steady whenaddressing the ball, and not to lift his head or peek on any shot. Bywearing the invention eyeglasses, his field of vision is cut donw and iseyes are forced to focus directly on the ball. When he swings, if thereis any lateral or up and down head movement, he loses sight of the ball.He thereby learns to keep his-head steady and to avoid committing one ofthe cardinal errors of golf, excessive lateral or up and down headmovement. When the shot is made, he merely removes the glasses until hisnext shot.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show another embodiment of the invention wherein an opaquepair of lens members 30 are provided which are joined by a connectingmember 32. As before, a centrally defined restrictive sight aperture 22is located in each lens member 3 0. The feature of this embodiment isthat the lens members 30 are hingedly mounted to the eyeglass frame 11by means of a conventional hinge 34 which is riveted to the bridge 16 ofthe frame, the connecting member 32 of the lens members 30 being in turnriveted to the swinging portion 36 of the hinge 34. It is to beunderstood also that now the opaque lens members 30 are of a size suchthat they will completely overlie the opening of the lens retainingmembers 14 so that light is substantially prevented from enteringtherein. A further feature of this embodiment is that now when the ballhas been hit, the wearer need not remove the eyeglasses from his head,but rather he need only flip the lens assembly 40 outwardly in thedirection of the arrow shown in FIG. 2, and out of the way.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is similar to that of FIGS. 2 and 3,except that the lens assembly 40 is mounted to a metal or plasticpinch-clip 42 which clip 42 is adapted to be pinched over the bridge 16.This embodiment is particularly suitable for use with conventionalcorrective eyeglasses, although, as mentioned earlier, it could beinterchanged with the frame 11 (without corrective lenses). In thisembodiment, hinge 34, rather than being mounted by rivets to bridge 16,is mounted instead to pinch-clip 42.

Referring now to FIG. 5, here shown is the embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 3,as applied to a pair of conventional eyeglasses having corrective lenses50. All other parts and reference numerals are identical otherwise.

In FIG. 6, there is shown yet another embodiment of the invention. Asbefore, there is shown a pair of opposing lens retaining members 14connected by a bridge 16. The opposing members 14 may or may not containcorrective lenses. However, now there is provided, to overlie each lensretaining member 14, an opaque lens member 60, each of which ispivotally mounted to bridge 16 by means of a common pivot pin 62. Thus,it can be seen that the opaque lens member 60 is mounted so that it canbe swung upwardly in the direction of the arrow, when it is no longerrequired. In this embodiment each opaque lens member 60 contains arestrictive aperture 22, as earlier described, however, it (60) is sizedso that it will completely associatingly overlie the frame slidinglyabutting so that light is prevented from penetrating to the field ofvision thereby preventing distraction therefrom. Each opaque lens member60 is also provided with a tab portion 64 which partially overliesbridge 16 and through which pivot pin 62 centrally passes.

Finally turning to still another modification of the invention, there isprovided a pair of eyeglasses 70 comprising a pair of opposing temporalside members 12 hingedly mounted to a pair of opposing lens retainingmembers 72, which are in turn connected by a nasal bridge 74. However,now a lens retaining assembly 76 is provided which is adapted topivotally and slidingly receive a pair of opposing opaque lens members78 within a channel 80 which opens into the interior of the lensretaining assembly 76. Channel 80 traverses horizontally along the topof lens assembly 76. Lens members 78 are pivotally mounted inside thischannel 80 by means of a common pivot pin 62 to bridge 74, in a mannersimilar to FIG. 6. Each lens member 78 is sized so that it will beassociatingly and smoothingly accommodated inside each lens retainingmember 72 and fitting inside an associatingly provided receiving channel84 running along the inner wall 86 of each lens retaining member 72. Theinvention device illustrated will work as for FIG. 6; when the shot hasbeen made the lens members 78 can be swung pivotally upwardly in thedirection of the arrow, ready for use as needed.

Thus, it will be apparent that there has been provided by the subjectinvention, a device which is extremely simple, yet is extremelyversatile, being employable by both those golfers wearing conventionalcorrective eyeglasses and those fortunate enough not to require them.Moreover, a device has been provided which will tremendously improve thesport of golf since it helps to avoid the commission of one of thecardinal errors of golf, excessive lateral or up and down head movement,

What is claimed is:

1. A pair of golfers eyeglasses comprising a pair of opposing temporalside members, a pair of opposing lens retaining members and a bridgemember, said lens retai11- ing member and bridge member having alongitudinally oriented channel defined therein, a pivot provided insaid bridge member, said temporal side members being each hingedlymounted to said lens retaining members, said lens retaining membersbeing connected by said bridge member, an opaque lens member beingprovided for each opposing lens retaining member, each opaque lensmember having a restrictivesight aperture comprising an oval shapedhorizontally defined opening centrally defined therein, said sightapertures being of substantially equal size, said lens retaining membersand connecting bridge member defining a lens retaining assembly adaptedto pivotally receive into the interior thereof said opaque lens members,said opaque lens members being pivotally mounted on said pivot wherebythe field of vision is restricted to said sight aperture.

2. A pair of eyeglasses according to claim 1 wherein said channeltraverses horizontally along the top of said lens assembly, said lensmembers being pivotally mounted inside said channel to said bridgemember.

3. A pair of eyeglasses according to claim 2 wherein said pivotcomprises a common pivot pin and each opaque lens member is sized sothat it will be associatingly and smoothly received inside each lensretaining member, a tab portion being provided for each opaque lensmember which at least partially overlies the interior of said bridgemember, said opaque lens members each being pivotally mounted insidesaid bridge member by means of said common pivot pin through said tabportions whereby said opaque lens members are each pivotally adapted toswing upwardly and exteriorly of said lens retaining members.

4. A pair of eyeglasses according to claim 1 wherein said opposing lensretaining members each contain a corrective lens.

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